Sushant Singh Rajput case: Rhea Chakraborty, Bihar govt file written submissions in SC

Actor Rhea Chakraborty and the Bihar government filed written submissions in the Supreme Court today morning on former's plea seeking transfer of FIR from Patna to Mumbai. Seeking the dismissal of Chakraborty's petition, the Bihar government has said that since the CBI has taken over the probe in the case, her plea to transfer the probe to Mumbai has become infructuous.

New Delhi:Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty and the Bihar government filed their written submissions in the Supreme Court on Thursday on Chakraborty's plea seeking to transfer an FIR lodged against her in Patna in connection with actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death to Mumbai.

Seeking the dismissal of Chakraborty's petition, the Bihar government, in its written submissions filed through advocate Keshav Mohan, said, "No impediment would deserve to be allowed to come in the way of CBI to undertake and complete the investigation expeditiously."

In her written submission, Chakraborty said the transfer of the probe to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) at the behest of the Bihar police was without jurisdiction.

The apex court had, on August 11, reserved its order on Chakraborty's plea and asked the parties concerned to file their written submissions by Thursday.

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The body of Rajput (34) was found hanging from the ceiling of his apartment in Mumbai's Bandra on June 14 and since then, the Mumbai police is probing the case.

Rajput's father Krishna Kishore Singh had lodged an FIR in Patna against Chakraborty and others, accusing them of abetting the actor's suicide.

Meanwhile, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), probing the money laundering case in connection with Sushant, has seized the mobile phones of his girlfriend Rhea, her brother Showik, and her father Indrajit Chakraborty, sources said on Wednesday.

According to top ED sources, the agency has also collected other electronic gadgets from them as part of its probe.

The sources said that the agency had taken the mobile phones to see if SMSes shared between Rhea and Sushant, or Rhea and her family members, or with associates of Sushant have been deleted from the devices.

With inputs from PTI and IANS